Monday nights on the WPTL Real Country station, EC (exceptional children) teacher Mike Matthews takes the mic to co-host a radio talk show called The Locker Room Sports Show. Matthews says that the radio...
In any other biology class at West Henderson High School, the only living creatures you’ll see are in the textbooks. That isn’t the case in Tiffany Owens’ class. Her classroom is home to not only...
Although math is currently the passion on which Molly Wright focuses, it hasn’t always been that way. Music was once her dream, and can still be seen in many of the things she does. Although it is less...
When walking into Amy Mildebrath's classroom, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. There are a handful of desks scattered across the room, a podium from which she can present her daily lessons, and...
Though it was well past midnight, Joan Smith sat at her kitchen table, staring at the pile of bills that needed to be paid. Her $2,700 monthly paycheck — before taxes and Social Security deductions —...
“We will be judging your success and talent as a teacher based on your students' test scores and the amount of growth your students show over the course of the year. Whether or not you have a job...
The moment senior Hannah Owen walked in the door, she tossed her book bag on the floor and sighed. She had just gotten home from running eight miles at cross country practice, and she was exhausted. But...
Students’ hearts raced as their teacher scolded them for whispering while she was teaching. As her anger grew, her face began turning a deep red and her voice climbed to a high decibel. The students’...
